“The Word became Flesh”
Sermon Text: John 1:14-18 (Scripture Reading: 1 John 1:1-10)
Delivered on March 19, 2023, at Peace Reformed Church, Garner, IA
Preacher: Rev. Richard Stetler
The true Light, the Word, came into the world, to His own. We might ask: What form did He take? Did He take on the form of an angel? Was He a man who became a god? When He took on the form of a man, did He cease to be God? How did He reveal Himself to those who were in the world, to those who were His own? In this message these questions are answered as the apostle John sheds more ‘light’ on the person and work of Jesus Christ.
May the Lord bless you in the preaching of God’s infallible, inerrant written Word!
Soli Deo Gloria!
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“The Light Came to His Own”
Sermon Text: John 1:6-13 (Scripture Reading: Hebrews 1:1-14)
Delivered on: March 5, 2023, at Peace Reformed Church, Garner, IA
Preacher: Rev. Richard Stetler
The Light came to His own and His own didn’t receive Him – Why? Watch to find out why it is that a person can grow up in a church and later in life rejects the Light, who is Jesus Christ. The answer is simple, but many will spend eternity in hell though they attended church all their life.
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“The Word, The Life, The Light”
Sermon Text: John 1:1-5 (Scripture Reading: John 1:1-18)
Delivered on: February 26, 2023, at Peace Reformed Church, Garner, IA
Preacher: Rev. Richard Stetler
The Word is the Life and the Light of all living creatures; He created them and uphold; He also is the Redeemer and Savior of sinners. John begins his gospel eyewitness account describing the person of Jesus Christ. Understanding the person of Jesus Christ is critical to understanding the work in redeeming and saving sinners, like you and me. Watch the videos to learn whether the person of Jesus Christ described in the Gospel of John is the same Jesus Christ you believe in and are putting your trust in for your salvation and eternal hope – If not, you will need to repent of your idolatry and put your trust the person of Jesus Christ as He is described in the passage here – if not, you are believing in a false Christ, a false savior, and a false salvation that is no salvation at all – May Lord bless you with the preaching of God’s inerrant and infallible written word to the glory of God!
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“Vigilance & Confidence in Suffering”
Sermon Text: 1 Peter 5:8-11
Delivered on: February 19, 2023
Preacher: Rev. Richard Stetler
In submitting to one another, it doesn’t we submit blindly to everything suggested to us or told we “need” to do, no matter who it is; whether it’s a layperson or those in authority over, whether elders, pastors, politicians or bosses at work. We are to be sober & vigilant as we submit to one another so that together we will resist the Devil and his ambassadors, pretending to be preachers of light rather than, in truth, preachers of darkness deceiving and being deceived leading many down a path to destruction; to hell and eternal torment. Watch the video to learn how laboring together resisting the Devil remaining steadfast in the faith, steadfast in the truth that is revealed in Scripture encouraging one another in the Confidence of the calling of the saints to the eternal glory of God.
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“Submission in Suffering”
Sermon Text: 1 Peter 5:5-7
Delivered on: February 12, 2023
Preacher: Rev. Richard Stetler
In times of suffering, pride seems to rise up inside us. However, it is not a time to be proud and arrogant; rather, it’s a time to be submission to one another clothed with humility, as Peter exhorts in his epistle. Though counter intuitive to what we might think a leader ought to do, it is nonetheless, what is exhorted in the passage from 1 Peter Chapter 5 – watch the video to find what it takes to achieve peace and spirit of unity in times when chaos and divisiveness may easily prevail.
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“Shepherding in Time of Suffering”
Sermon Text: 1 Peter 5:1-4
Delivered on: February 5, 2023
Preacher: Rev. Richard Stetler
In times of suffering humble is needed; however, all too often leaders in churches see themselves as lord, rather than shepherds. This has led to much added pain and suffering on top of the pain and suffering already being endured by the people they have been given charge over. The Peter exhorts elders to be shepherds to flock – watch the video sermon to find out how to serve the Lord with a mindset and manner that is edifying to the flock and glorifying to God.
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“Remaining Steadfast in Suffering, Part 2”
Sermon Text: 1 Peter 4:17-19
Delivered on January 29, 2023
Preacher: Rev. Richard Stetler
This last part of a 2-part message covers reasons 4 and 5 of the reasons the apostle Peter gives for believers in Christ to remain steadfast in suffering; being blessed and it’s the will of God – both of these reasons are counter intuitive according to man’s reasoning from the world’s perspective; however, nonetheless, true – watch the video to find out why.
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“Remaining Steadfast in Suffering, Part 1”
Sermon Text: 1 Peter 4:12-16
Delivered on January 22, 2023
Preacher: Rev. Richard Stetler
This is part one of a 2-part message that draws from the text in 1 Peter 4:12-19, 3 of 5 reasons to remain steadfast in suffering.
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Living in the Last Days, Part 2 (Part 1 didn’t get recorded – a summary of part 1 is included in this sermon)
Message Delivered in the Worship Service at Peace Reformed Church, Garner, IA, on January 15, 2023
Sermon Text: 1 Peter 4:9-11 (Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 3:1-18)
Preacher: Rev. Richard Stetler
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Christmas: A Time of Joy and Hope
Message Delivered in the Worship Service at Peace Reformed Church, Garner, IA on December 18, 2022
Sermon Text: Luke 1:39-56
By: Rev. Richard Stetler
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NOTE: the audio is not very good – Rev. Stetler forgot the wireless transmitter that connects the church sound system to the video camera
NOTE ALSO: It is hoped that future recordings will have better audio as well as the worship service being broadcast live each Lord’s Day, as often as Rev. Stetler is filling pulpit and until a new full-time minister is called . . . a search is in progress.
Glorying in Tribulation
Sermon preached by Rev. Richard Stetler drawn from Romans 5:3-5
Delivered on May 23, 2021 for the morning worship service at Redeemer United Reformed Church, Orange City, IA
It sounds insane; but watch the video and you see it is the most sane approach to enduring tribulation – especially, in times like what we are experiencing:
The Resurrection Life in Christ
Sermon preached by Rev. Richard Stetler drawn from Colossians 3:14-17
Delivered on April 4, 2021 for the evening worship service at Redeemer Reformed Church, Orange City, IA
What are foundational characteristics of the resurrection life in Christ? There are 3. Watch the video to learn what they are:
The Fear of the Lord
Sermon preached by Rev. Richard Stetler drawn from Jonah 1:10-16
Delivered on June 21, 2020 for the evening worship service at Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church, Orange City, IA
Do you fear the Lord? If not, you might want to rethink that. Watch the video and find out why:
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The Parable of the Two Sons
Sermon preached by Rev. Richard Stetler drawn from Matthew 21:28-32
Delivered on June 21, 2020 for the morning worship service at Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church, Orange City, IA
Which son in the parable represents the way you conduct your life?
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Jonah: Prophet on the Run, Part 2
The second in a series of messages from the book of Jonah; this sermon is drawn from Jonah 1:3-9
Delivered on June 7, 2020
You can run but you can’t hide from God – sin will always be exposed one way or another!
Soli Deo Gloria!
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Jonah: Prophet on the Run
The first in a series of messages from the book of Jonah; this sermon is drawn from Jonah 1:1-3
Delivered on May 17, 2020
Jonah is not your usual prophet, who considered his task he was called by God to perform unthinkable; and thought he could escape from this call of God by fleeing from His presence – Big mistake!
Soli Deo Gloria!
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Keep from Idols – Delivered on May 10, 2020
This message is drawn from 1 John 5:20-21 – Idolatry has been a pervasive plague on mankind since the fall of Adam in the Garden of Eden. Today, because most people don’t bow before statutes made of wood or stone, does that mean idolatry is no longer practiced? In this message, the answer may surprise many who watch.
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Pray with Confidence – Delivered on April 19, 2020
This message is drawn from 1 John 5:14-17 – How confident are you in your prayer life? How are to pray for those who profess faith in Christ but have fallen into sin? What is “sin leading to death”? These questions will be answered from God’s word.
Soli Deo Gloria
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“The Resurrection of Jesus Christ – Many Infallibles Proofs!” – Delivered on April 12, 2020
This message, , walks you through many, though not all, of the “infallible proofs” (Acts 1:3) of Christ’s resurrection found in God’s inerrant, infallible word, the Bible:
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“Faith Reassured in Truth” – Delivered on April 5, 2020
This message is drawn from 1 John 5:10-13
The internal testimony of the Holy Spirit confirms the external testimony of Scripture as revealed truth from the Triune God, reassuring our faith that what is revealed in the Gospel message from the Bible is true and certain.
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